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Sydney mother not criminally responsible for drowning baby in bathtub due to mental illness

A mother charged with murdering her baby one day after being prescribed anti-depressants by her doctor is found to not be criminally responsible for her actions and will remain in a secure mental health facility.

ABC News

PCR test still there for those at risk: PM

Despite changes to how PCR tests can be accessed, the prime minister has assured that vulnerable groups can still get the tests for free.

AAP

Seeing a psychologist on Medicare? Soon you'll be back to 10 sessions. But we know that's not often enough

From January 1 the number of psychology sessions covered by Medicare will be reduced to ten per year, down from the 20 the government has been subsidising during the pandemic.

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Government criticised for cutting cheaper mental health sessions despite review saying they should continue

The health minister points to an independent evaluation of COVID-era psychology sessions to justify cutting the program — but that report actually recommended keeping the sessions.

ABC News

NHS ‘highly dependent’ on substandard private beds for children’s mental health care

Exclusive: More than one third of private children’s mental health beds are substandard, CQC data shows

The Independent UK

LGBTQ, health groups see divide on digital protection bill - Roll Call

The bill aims to regulate social media in a way designed to protect kids and reduce the risk of exacerbating mental health concerns.

Roll Call

Little Simz: No Thank You review – righteous anger and restless experiments

The Mercury winner’s surprise-release album finds her going in on mental health and the music industry, in a deep collaboration with Sault’s Inflo

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Adele says she went to therapy 5 times a day during her divorce

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Mic

Former NHS boss to take over scandal-hit Greater Manchester mental health services

The trust has also been placed in 'the equivalent of special measures', and is now under the highest level of NHS England intervention

Manchester Evening News

Screen time linked to increased odds of preteens developing OCD – study

‘Parents should be aware of the potential risks’ of too much screen time to preteens, ‘especially to mental health’.

The Independent UK

Midlothian mental health concern as funding is 'paused' despite rise in cases

Scottish Government funding for primary care had been earmarked for mental health support but health bosses saying they have been told it is being postponed and possible withdrawn because of budget cuts

Edinburgh Live

Mayo Clinic Minute: Light therapy can help with seasonal affective disorder

Adding the cold, dark days of winter on top of holiday stress can do a number on a person's mental health. It could lead to seasonal affective disorder ― a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons.

Tribune News Service

Sky News Australia host Chris Smith apologises for ‘humiliating’ behaviour at Christmas party

Smith says he is sorry ‘to the women I upset’ as he checks into mental health facility

The Guardian - AU

What the data doesn't show about Asian health

The pioneering example of Māori and Pacific Islanders, with service models such as Whānau Ora, shows a way forward to improve the health system for Asian communities in NZ, writes Denzel Chung

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The Independent UK

With NYC plan for mentally ill, hospitals face complex task

New York City’s latest plan to keep mentally ill people from languishing in public is billed as a common-sense strategy to get them help

ABC News

Queensland's 'unsophisticated' hotel quarantine system left man without proper medical care, coroner finds

Questions are being raised about the death of a man who was in hotel quarantine before he died by suicide, after a coroner found the "unsophisticated" quarantine system left him without proper medical care.

Daily Mirror

Selena Gomez reveals battles with anxiety, psychosis and depression in bombshell new doc

Selena Gomez is hoping that her candid new documentary, My Mind & Me, will help other people to speak out about their own experiences with mental health to their family and friends

Belfast Live

Meet the Derry company tackling the NHS mental health waiting list crisis

"Not having access to the right support can have severe impacts on people’s lives."

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The Guardian - AU

‘Toxic rhetoric’: marriage equality plebiscite offers ugly lessons for Indigenous voice to parliament referendum

Support and self-care will be vital during the campaign, which could stir up ‘perfect storm for fear and hate’

The Times of India

Viral post claims these foods make you anxious

What you eat primarily influences how you behave. It is oblivious to many that foods do have an effect on the mental health and well being of an individual.

The Independent UK

Mental health patients left in dilapidated wards amid £677m repairs backlog

Exclusive: Bradford District Care NHS Trust left with sewage on its wards and dozens of patients sharing bathrooms

Daily Mirror

Kelly Homes says she's 'really struggling' in candid admission about her mental health

Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes has spoken about her mental health, admitting she is "really struggling" has never recovered since her breakdown

Salon

We need equitable depression screenings

A study on depression screenings in healthcare supports the need for equitable and universal care

Reason

Pseudonymity for Would-Be Lawyer Seeking Extra Time on Bar Exam for "Mental Health" Reasons

Among other things, the court concludes that, "given that Plaintiff alleges that his 'personal background as an Arab-American and Muslim' was in part responsible for his lack of a traditional diagnosis of ADHD, his personal background may make him particularly vulnerable to the harms of disclosure."

Chicago Sun-Times

Singer Donny Hathaway inspired Hyde Park mural celebrating his music, promoting mental health

Painted in May, the work by artist Richard Wilson includes lyrics written by a Hathaway friend for him as a show of support as he struggled with mental illness.

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